Machine for forming rings of segmental pieces



.Npv? 25, 1930. v E. J.'GUAAY ET AL MACHINE FOR FORMING RINGS OF. S'EGMENTAL PIECES Filed Aug. 19, '1927 4 Sheets-Shee 1 G n m mmy ma Em? tu 3 mwdK/m 9 W Lu... L m NW9 mp mwF E H 1. Allllw. f 3

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E. J. GUAY ET AL Nov. 25, 1930.

MACHINE FOR FORMING RINGS OF SEGMENTAL PIECES Filed Aug. 19, 1927 4 Sheets-Shegt 5 EmlleJ Fred Gema|nA g$ m ""q re by W 9 Their Att ag,De.eased,

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Pl ny, TAUOB'PQRLQTIQN F E YORK' nssienoits T0 GENERAL ELECTRIC COM- t Mhdmii n sonsoiemive limes oesmme immj esq v In cei'tja'in mnufactmj-ieg pfocesses it is desirableto foi'nistructures, such as i'ingsfor tivelythin pieces, the piecesjbein'g cut and i example, of" some; thickness, froin l comparast'a'cked successively eneon "another in partial overlapping relation and afte werdsf fastened together; V

The object of the present inventioii isto provide aniniproved machine for automatically cutting pieces andstacking them in the referred to manner, andfor a consideration of What is considered to be noveland the invention, attention is directed to .theaccompanymg SPBClfiCZiiZiOIl! and the .Qcla ms ap J pendedthereto In the drawin Fi 1 is a i ders aeetive View i with certain part broken away of amachine it Fig. .13 is a circle diagramembodyingthe invention; Fig, 2 is arper spec tive view of a ring formed from segments, WlIlCh, the machine is des gned to make; Fig.

' 3 is a face view of one of the segments'used in making a ring such as that shown in Fig.

2; Fig. 4- is aqlongitudinal sectional view,

through the machine Fig. 5 is a perspective '1 view showing thedriving mechanism for the machine; Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view of the construction shownlin Fig. 5; Fig. 7 1s a detail plan View on a larger scale of certain oi the parts shown in Fig. 6; 8 is a Referring first to Figs. 2, 3. and 4, thepui pose of the machine is to cut segmental pieces 1 such asis shovvn in Fig. 3 frame long strip of material asisshevvn at 2111 Fig. 4- and stack them one Oil another in partial overlapping relation to form a built-up ring 3 such a as that shown in Fig. 2, several layers of the segments being present in theycomplete ring. Inthe presentinstance, the material from which the segmental pieces are cut comprises canvas treated with an adhesive binder such asa phenolic condensation product,'and after being formed the rings 3 are used in the manufacture of nonenetellic gear Wheels. A

non-metallic; 2931" wlieel, embodying in its manufacture rings of the type; Shawn inFig'. it p 2 is illustrated anddesci'ibed in the patent} Coiisidei'ingthemachine generally;itcom prisesla turntable 4 (Figs. {and 12) upon ments ar e laid,Q andmeai1s for impa tingi a motion is imparted for feedingfoiwvard strip V stepby stepturning movement to the table;

a guide wayi (Figsul and sta ens I and rollejrsllB "to which inteiunittent turning i being "CHitVQdi to cut" a; segment'ofithe end, of

enter groove holder 5 and pack down") the segments; and-au'temat c means for stop ping themachine when a ringiiscompletedl Cei side mg the ClI'ClB diagram in FigQI-S,

Whichihustrates theapproximate timing of themachine, it Will be seen that the cutter 'pressenfootfmove id ovvnvvafd french which r ep resents their top. positien to 180 which represents their bettoin positioiisand point an indiback from 180 130360? The (rates the cutofi'point at ivhich the cutter severe the segment from the strip. v The distwice from b to] 0 indicates the period during which the feed rolls are operatedte feed for War'dstripfi; and the distance from dto 0f indicates the perioddufing which the holder.

5is turned.

10 indicates (not shovvnfand provided underneath with suitable bearings, one of which issliown at 11, in which the main driving shaft; 12 is carried. Q13 a drivingQpuHey mounted loosely on shaft 12 and adapted tobe con}. nectedto it by a suitableclutch, a clutch of the type used in automobiles being illus a platfoim supported byiegs;

tfa'te'dk The pulley-is connected bya belt 14 a to source of power, such as an electric.

'niotor (not shownl; Q Referring to Figsfiti andfi', pulley 13 comprises an offset web 15" having hub lSi previded with bearing lining 17 Whichi'uhsbntheshaft. Attached to the pullevjis a covei lplate 18 which with Web 15 defines a {clutch chamber. Inthe clutch chamber 7 is alclutch 1p1'ate1'19; having a hub splined to shaft 12. Clutch plate 19 has clutch facings at its peripheral portion and is adapted to be clutched between a clutch ring 21 and a clutch facing 22 on the inner surface of web 15. Clutch ring 21 is supported so it can move axially somewhat and is provided with a number of pins 23 which project through cover plate 18 and are adapted to be engaged by radially-etc tending arms 24 pivoted to posts 25 on the cover plate. lVhen the inner ends of arms 24 are forced toward the left as viewed in Fig. 5, ring 21 is moved toward the left so that clutch plate 19 is clutched between ring 21 and facing 22 whereby the pulley is connected through the clutch plate to driving shaft 12. The one end of shaft 12 is fastened in a bearing sleeve 26 which turns in an opening in a frame piece 27. Shaft 12 is held from axial movement by a brake disk 28 on sleeve 26 and a collar 29 which are located at opposite sides of frame piece 27. Brake disk 28 is adapted to be forced into engagement with an insert 30 of friction material in frame piece 27. The inner ends of arms 24 are adapted to be engaged by a clutch collar 31 loosely mounted on shaft 12 and biased toward a position to engage arms 24 and hold the clutch in by a spring 32. Clutch collar 31 is carried in a yoke 33 on the end of a lever 34 pivoted to a frame piece 35 as is indicated at 35. Frame pieces 27 and 35 are rigidly fastened together and are supported by platform 10. On lever 34 is a link 36 having a guide pin 37 which slides in a hole in frame piece 27 and on the link is a roller 38 adapted to engage brake disk 28 and force it against insert 30. l/Vhen clutch collar 31 is moved by spring 32 to hold the clutch in in position, roller 38 is moved away from brake disk 28 so as to release shaft 12 but when lever 34 is moved so as to move clutch collar 31 away from the ends of arms 24 to bring the clutch to out position, roller 38 forces brake disk 28 against friction insert 30 to stop promptly further rotation of shaft 12.

Lever 34 is moved to throw the clutch out and the brake in and to permit the clutch to move in and to release the brake by a face cam 39 having an inclined cam surface 40 and a flat surface 40. Cam surface 40 is adapted to engage a bolt 41 carried in the end of a lever 42 which is pivoted to frame piece 35 and is connected to lever 34 by an adjustable link 43. Bolt 41 is biased toward cam 39 by a spring 44 (see Fig. 7) but may be held in retracted position by a catch 45 pivoted on the top of lever 42, the catch being adapted to engage a pin 46 which is attached to bolt 41 and projects outward through a slot in the top of lever 42. As long as bolt 41 is held in retracted position, the clutch will remain in, but when the pin is released it will be forced by spring 44 into engagement with the peripheral surface of cam 39 and during the first revolution thereafter of shaft 12 will move into the path of and be engaged by cam surface 40 and ride up such surface thereby effecting sidewise movement of lever 34 in a direction to release the clutch and apply the brake as explained already.

Catch 45 .is held in engagement with pin 46. by a spring 47. Forming part of catch 45 is an arm 48 which projects toward platform 10 with its endoverlying a depending link 49 (Figs. 5 and 7) pivoted on a stationary part of the platform as is indicated at 50. The lower end of depending link 49 is adapted to be engaged by a nose 51 on a cam 52 which cam is mounted on one end of a shaft 53. l/Vlien nose 51 engages depending link 49 it moves the link toward the left (Fig. 7) thus turning arm 48 and thereby moving catch 45 from engagement with pin 46.

Pivoted on the side of platform 10 is an operating handle 54 having a fork at its lower end which straddles the outer end of bolt 41 and is adapted to engage a shoulder 56 on the end of the bolt. By moving the lower end of handle 54 toward the leit as viewed in Fig. 7 it will be seenthat bolt may be retracted to permit catch 45 to en with pin 46. Catch 45 is provided also v. a finger 57 (Figs. 5 and 6) located in a note on the upper edge of a slide plate 58 which is attached to the side of lever by headed screws 59, the plate 58 having slots thro'l which the screws pass so that the plate may be moved relatively to lever 42. The ends 0 if fork stand in line with plate 58 so that moving fork 55 toward the right as she. Figs. (3 and 7, plate 58 may be brought into engagement ith linger 57 so as to turn catch 45 and release bolt 41. By this means the bolt may be released and the machine stopped manually at any time. Handle 54 thus serves when moved in one direction to retract bo t 41 so that catch 45 may engage pin 46 and when moved in the other direction to move catch 45 from engagement with pin 46.

Shaft 53 on which cam 52 is located extends transxcr-sely of platform 10 being mounted in suitable bearings 60 carried by the underside of platform 10. 12 is a friction brake for shaft 53, the brake being supported on shaft 12. It serves to prevent shaft 53 from ovcrrinining. On the end of shaft 53 opposite that on which cam 52 is fastened are final ratchet wheels 61 adapted to he engaged ay a pawl 62 provided on a pin 63 which in tern mounted in a yoke 64 at the end of a connecting rod (35. Pawl 62 engages only one of the ratchet wheels 61 at a time and is adapted to he slid on pin 63 for engagement with either ratchet wheel and be locked in either position. To this end, pawl 62 has an enlarged portion 66 on its upper side provided withtwoo enin 's 67 ada oted-to be en a ed P e l g b as irin i ressed 'in68 carriedb a late y. 1 up P y P from a position where it engages one ofkthe ratchet Wheelstoa position where it engages the other by pulling pin 68 out ;ofthe one opening 67 and slidingthepa-wl sidewise on pin 63. The pawl is then "fastened in posi tion by permitting pin68 *toengage in the other hole 67. Shaft isconnectedbybevel gears "78 (see Fig.1) a) avertical shaft 74,-

anda pair of gear wheels to a gear .tvheel .76 on the upper surface of which turntable j a is fastened by screws 77, (Fig. 4:). Gear fwheels 75 are mounted on a plate'78 which is clamped to. platform 10by a stud 79, the

stud extending through anarcuate slot in plate 7 8, thecenter' of the'arcbeing the axis of shaft 'r'. Gear wheelTG and turntable 4 are mounted on a separate plate 81 which is fastened to platformlO by two bolts 82 and 82 whichtprojectthrou h a. slot in platform 10. Byloosening stud.(9 and bolts 82 and 82 plates 78' and 81-may be moved to adjust the position o-fturntable 4. This enables the turntable to be positioned so as to,

bring annularfgroove 6 of a holder 5 in correct position relatively to presserfoot 9*. This adjustment is required when difierent sized rings are to be made, it being clear that different sized rings require different sized holders '5. 7 6 IS a guard for gear wheel 7 6.

Bolt 82 is provided witha head 83'wl1ich projects above turntable 1 and forms a cen-' tering pin for holder 5, the holder being providedwith a centralopenmg 1n whlch the centering pin is located. Adjacent head 83 is a pin 84 which engages a hole in the bottom of holder 5 to keep theholder from turning. relatively to the turntable; h Connecting rod 65 is adjustably connectedto the lower end of an arm 85 pivoted at 86 to platform 10.. .In Fig. 1 of the drawing, the portion of the platform towhich arm 85 is pivoted is broken away inorder toshowthe parts beneath it. 1

Arm 85 is oscillated by a link 87 connected at one end to arm 85 and at the other end to an eccentric 88 on the maindriving shaft .12.

With the 'foregoing arrangement, it will be seen that each time driving shaft 12 makes a revolution, arm 85 is oscillated on its pivot pin 86, and through connecting rod 65 and pawl 62the ratchet wheel 61 with which pawl 62 is engaged is movedone notchthereby turning shaft-53 through a predetermined angleyand through the "gearing connections moving turntable l andholder 5 through-a certain angle. The amount holder5 isturnetl depends," ef course, upon the siz'e and the aember of teeth {in ratchet 61 sothat by utilizing ratchet wheels 61 ofdifl'erent sizesand having 1 difierent numbers of teethfdiitferent amounts of'turjlningmovenmnt of: aflholder 5 may be obi L -Feedrollers 83 are provided spindles.

mounted in suitable bearingblocks 89.. The

spindle of ,the lower roller: is extended as shown at 90 in Fig. 1 and is mountediinjsuitable bearings 91. Fixed on spindle. extension 90is a ratchetwheel92. Mounted'toturnon spindle extension 90 isa hub 93fih'aving an arm 94 which at its end carries a spring.

pressed pawl 95 for engagement with ratchet wheel 92, the spring for the pawl-being in dicated at196p Arm=9-iis connectedbya link 98 to an eccentric 99 on main driving shaft 12 the connection between link 98 and arm 94 being capable of adjustment in ordertoivary the movement of arm 94. With this arrangement, it will be seen that each time driving shaft 12 makes one revolutionarm9 will be oscillated to cause pawl 95 to advanceratohet wheel92 one or more notches thereby turning r feedrollers 8 a predetermined amount so as to feed forward strip 2 a certain amount; 99

is anoil reservoirfrom which on! is conveyed by pipes 99 -toparts requiringlubrication.

Onplatform 1-0 is a table 100 (see 'Fig. 14) l located partly in advance of feed'rollers 8 and onthejtop. of this table is a spring pressed l guide 101 beneath which strip. 2 is fed. ,The' guide extends forward nearlyto the forward edge of a lower cutter 102 located in a recess 102 in table100 andhayingat its'forward edge a curvature corresponding tot'hatof the rear wall of cutter 9. In advance of cutter 102is' a small arc-shapedclamp 103 supported on the upperends of a suitable number of pins its 10 the pins in turn being supportedon springs 105 contained in recesses 105 in a holder106. Clamp 103 is of a size slightly narrowerthan one of the segments tobe cut and of approximately the same length.

is onto this clamp that the end of strip2 is fed by successivemovements of feed rollers 8. Projecting upwardly from platform 10 is a framework107 provided with guide ways i 108 (see Fig. 12) in which ahead 109 ;is' adaptedto reciprocate. The cutter 9 already referred to, is attached to head 109 by studs 110. Mounted in recesses in head 1.09 and at the rear of cutter 9'are a number of spaced rods 111;,pressed downwardly by springs 112. l Attached to the lower endsof rods 111 isa" curved plate 113Wl110l1 engages the top-of spring pressed guide 101 when head 109 moves downward so as to clampstrip 2 between the guide and cutter 102. Head109is carried on a shaft 114 which atits outer ends is connected by connecting rods 11 5 to eccentrics 116 on driving; shaft. 12. It (Will thuswbeseen that .uponcach revolution of its shaft 12, head 109 is given one reciprocation. Presser toot 9% is connected to the lower end of a rod 117 provided with a. shoulder 118 and a portion of reduced diameter which enters a recess in the lower end 01 a rod 119 and is fastened therein by a pin 120 which extends through a vertical slot in rod 119. Located between the lower end of rod 119 and shoulder 11.9 is a; spring 121. This forms a yielding support for rod 117 permitting it to move relatively to rod 119. Rod 119 is connected by a link 120 to the end of a lever 122 pivoted on the upper end of frame 107. Lever 122 is connected by a link 123 to the upper end of head 109 so that when head 109 reciprocates, it at the same time through link 123 and lever 122 imparts reciprocating motion to pressor toot 9. The movement of presser foot 9 is somewhat greater than that or" head 109 and to permit of this movement rods .112 and 114 are carried in suitable bearings 124 on head 109 so that the rod may move relatively to the head.

It is desirable to keep dust formed during the cutting of the material from accumulating beneath curved plate 113 and beneath clamp 103 and for this purpose a suitable means is provided whereby air is blown into these spaces. In the present instance, there is provided an air supply pipe 125 which supplies air througa pipes 126 and 127 to the re spective spaces. 128 is a suitable valve controlling the. flow of air from supply pipe 125 to pipes 26 and 127. The valve is operated by a link 129 which connects it to the end of shaft 114, the arrangement being such that upon each up and down movement of the cross head 109 the valve is opened to admit a blast of air through pipes 126 and 127 to such spaces. The air reaches the spaces through suitable openings (not shown) formed in rods 111 and in holder 100.

The operation is as follows:

Assuming that the machine is stopped. nose 51 on cam 52 would be in or .gcment with lower end of link 49 as show! in Fig. 7. catch 45 being released and pawl 41 beii'ig in engagement with the upper portion of surface 40 0t cam whereby levers 42 and 34 are held in a position wherein the clutch comprising clutch plate 19 is out and the brake comprising brake disk 30 is applied. A holder 5 is placed on the turntable as shown in 1 and and operating handle 54 is then moved to pull bolt 41 away from cam 39. As soon as bolt 41 is moved o't cam 39, levers 42 and 34 are released whereupon spring 32 throws the driving clutch to in position and releases the brake. The driving shaft 12 is then rotated. The operator holds handle 54 in the position to keep bolt 41 retracted until the machine starts whereupon nose 51 of cam 52 moves away from the lower end of link 49' permitting spring 47 to move catch 45 into engagement with pin 46 to hold bolt 41 in retracted position.

Assume now that reciprocating head 109 is at the bottom of its movement. At this time the end of strip 2 will be clamped between the end of guard 101 and lower cutter 102 by the spring-pressed plate 113. Also, there will have been severed from the end of strip 2 a segment which will be located between the lower end of cutter 9 and claim 103, the clamp being depressed somewhat below the top edge of lower cutter 102, this being permitted by the support comprising springs 105. Presser foot 9 will be located in groove 6 of the holder. Now as shaft 12 continues to turn, head 109 will be raised, lifting with it cutter 9, presser foot 9" and plate 113. As soon as the presser toot leaves groove (3, eccentric 88 operates through pawl s2 andthe gearing connections to turn turntalile 4 and holder 5 a predetermined amount. fille eccentric 99 operates pawl 95 to move ratchet wheel 91 one or in e notches so as to turn rolls 8 and feed strip 2 forward an amount equal to the width of a segment. As strip 2 moves forward it pushes the previously cut segment oil clamp 103 and into groove 106 of the holder, the turning movement of the holder having been completed prior to the time the cut-off segment drops into it. After head 109 reaches the top of its movement it starts to lower again and previous to the time plate 113 reaches guide 101 and the cutter 9 reaches strip 2 the movement of holder and of strip 2 will have been completed.

Plate 113 now engages the top of guide 101 to clamp strip 102 and at the same time cutter 9 en gages the strip and severs a segment :from it. During the severing operation clan'ip 103 forced downward by cutter 9 while plate 113 is forced upward against springs 112. In this same time presser foot 9 enters groove 0 to force the last cut segment down into the groove. Spring 121 in the connection between })1G."91 foot 9 and lever 122 serves to permit 11 vard yielding movement of the presser foot to compensate tor the thickness of the ring being built up by the segments. After the down stroke is finished head 109 again raises.

The operation described is repeated at a rapid rate, segments being successively cut from the end of strip 2, transterrcd to groove 0 and holder 5 and pressed, down therein by the presser foot 9.

After the desired number of segments has been cut from the strip and trai'isiierred to holder 5, nose 51 on cam again engages link 49 swinging it so to push catch 45 from engagement with pin 46. Bolt 41 is then forced in by spring 44 to a position in which it is again engaged by cam 39 to throw the clutch to out position and apply the brake to shaft 12, thus stopping the machine. "he holder 5 having therein a completed ring iii ring. holder may be utilized in the formation of a the ratio holder.

formed of segments is then removed from turntable 4- and another holder substituted a ring, it being necessary merely to change of the gearing for turning the By having two ratchet wheels 61 on shaft 53 and arranging pawl 62 so that it may be made to engage either of them, two different types of segmental rings may be made by merely shifting the pawl from one ratchet wheel to the other, it being understood that 1 the two ratchet wheels have different 11mm bers of teeth. If still another size of segmental ring is desired, then ratchets 61 may be removed and others substituted for them. Or, if found desirable, the connection 65 may be adjusted to cause pawl 62 to move the ratchet more than one tooth at a time.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, the principle of operation of the invention has been described together with the apparatus which is now considered to represent the best embodiment thereof, but it is desired to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and cure by Letters Patent of the United States,

1s. 7 l a 1. In a machine for cutting pieces from material. and stacking the pieces one on another in overlapping relation, the combina tion of a reciprocating cutting means for cutting pieces from'the material, step by step means for feeding the material under the cutting means, a holder in front of the cutting means, means for supporting a cutoff piecein alignment with the edge of the material whereby. a cut-off piece is transferred to the holderby movement of the material when the material is advanced under the cutting means, and means for imparting turning movement to the holder.

2. In a machine for cutting pieces from material and stacking the pieces one on another in overlapping relation, the combination of a reciprocating cutting means for a cutting pieces from the material, step by step means for feeding the material under the cutting means, a holder in front of the cutting means, means for supporting a cutofi piece in alignment with the edge of the material whereby a cut-0E piece is transferred to the holder by movement of the material when the material is advanced under turning movement to the holder, and; means for, stopping the machine automatically when a stack is completed. a

3. In a machine for forming ringsfrom segments, the combination of a turntable, a

positing segments in the holder, a driving the cutting means, means for imparting shaft, a clutch and abrake for the driving P shaft, means controlled by the turntable turning means for throwing the clutch to fl out position and applying the brake when a ring is completed, and means whereby the clutch maybe thrownto out position and the brake applied manually.

In witness whereof, We have hereunto set our hands this seventeenth day of .August,

Administrator of the Estate of Emile J.

Guay, Deceased. v

. FREDRICK S'GODFREY. 

